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Welcome to Close Call Sports. CCS objectively tracks and analyzes close and controversial calls in sport, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game. Developed from The Left Field Corner: MLB Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (UEFL), whose purpose is to objectively track and analyze umpire ejections, video instant replay reviews and their corresponding calls, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

MLB Ejections 180-181 - Jordan Baker (2-3; Cole, S-Rod)

HP Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Nationals P AJ Cole for throwing at Pirates batter Jung Ho Kang and Pirates 1B Sean Rodriguez for fighting in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the Nationals-Pirates game. With two out and none on, Kang took a 0-0 fastball for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located three feet off the inner edge of home plate and head high (px -3.859, pz 4.885 [sz_top 3.610]), the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejections, the Nationals were leading, 4-3. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 10-7.

This is the 180th, 181st ejection report of the 2016 regular season.
This is the 85th, 86th player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Rodriguez was 0-0 (SAC) in the contest.
This is Washington's 5th ejection of 2016, T-3rd in the NL East (ATL 10; MIA 9; NYM, WAS 5; PHI 1).
This is Pittsburgh's 15th ejection of 2016, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 15; CIN 7; CHC, MIL 4; STL 1).
This is AJ Cole's first career MLB ejection.
This is Sean Rodriguez's first ejection since October 7, 2015 (Jeff Nelson; QOC = U [Fighting]).
This is Jordan Baker's first ejection since September 18, 2016 (Ian Kinsler; QOC = U [USC-NEC]).